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Bane of Doom in WoW Forever

Renamed

Bane of Doom is a renamed Warlock curse spell in WoW Forever. You'll learn it from Warlock trainers, starting at level 60. It has a single rank in the beta. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.

This spell was renamed in WoW Forever.

Bane of Doom quick facts

ClassWarlock
Rolecurse
SchoolShadow
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown1 min
Duration1 min
Range30 yd
Cost300 Mana
Ranks1
First learnedLevel 60
SourceWarlock trainer

How to learn Bane of Doom

Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 60.

What Bane of Doom does

Afflicts the target with impending doom, causing 1742 Shadow damage after 1 min. If the target dies from this damage, there is a chance that a Doomguard will be summoned. Cannot be cast on players. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

How Bane of Doom works

Requirements for using this spell, taken from the beta tooltip:

All Bane of Doom ranks

Bane of Doom has 1rank, learned from level 60. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.

Rank 1Level 60 · ID 603

Afflicts the target with impending doom, causing 1742 Shadow damage after 1 min. If the target dies from this damage, there is a chance that a Doomguard will be summoned. Cannot be cast on players. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

300 Mana · Instant cast · 1 min cooldown · Lasts 1 min · 30 yd

What changed from Classic

The following ranks changed from Classic:

Rank 1
Classic

"Curses the target with impending doom, causing 3200 Shadow damage after 1 min. If the target dies from this damage, there is a chance that a Doomguard will be summoned. Cannot be cast on players."

WoW Forever

"Afflicts the target with impending doom, causing 1742 Shadow damage after 1 min. If the target dies from this damage, there is a chance that a Doomguard will be summoned. Cannot be cast on players. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target."

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Bane of Doom FAQs

What does Bane of Doom do in WoW Forever?

Afflicts the target with impending doom, causing 1742 Shadow damage after 1 min. If the target dies from this damage, there is a chance that a Doomguard will be summoned. Cannot be cast on players. Only one Bane per Warlock can be active on any one target.

How do I learn Bane of Doom?

Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 60.

How many ranks does Bane of Doom have?

Bane of Doom has 1 rank, learned from level 60. It costs 300 Mana to cast.

What changed for Bane of Doom in WoW Forever?

This spell was renamed in WoW Forever.

Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.